{"data":{"id":"us-mt/82-10-507","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"82-10-507","heading":"Agreement -- offer of settlement.","body":"Unless both parties provide otherwise by written agreement, within 60 days after the oil and gas developer or operator receives notice of damages pursuant to 82-10-506, the developer or operator shall make a written offer of settlement to the person seeking compensation for the damages. The surface owner seeking compensation may accept or reject any offer.","path":["TITLE 82. MINERALS, OIL, AND GAS","CHAPTER 10. OIL AND GAS -- GENERAL PROVISIONS","Part 5. Surface Owner Damage and Disruption Compensation"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0820/chapter_0100/part_0050/section_0070/0820-0100-0050-0070.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:01:08Z","sha256":"77bec47ea6047b1b026173368b02010cb328ca7999df4d0017fa964fb13ef4ab","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/82-10-506","next":"us-mt/82-10-508"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}